Trois couleurs: Bleu

Three Colors: Blue | Drei Farben: Blau

Retrospective 2023

Julie is 33 when her husband, a well-known composer, and her daughter die in a car accident. In silent mourning, she leaves everything behind, puts the family home up for sale, and moves into an attic apartment in Paris. She only very gradually starts to live again, with her ability to take on responsibility growing – for a depressed neighbour who is an exotic dancer, for her husband’s work, which she attempts to complete jointly with his former collaborator. And, finally, for the unborn son of the dead man, whom she only finds out about when she is confronted with her husband’s pregnant mistress … This is the first in Kieślowski’s Colors trilogy about the famed values of the French Revolution. In the film, “liberty” is framed as emotional freedom, with Julie coming to understand that withdrawal is not a practical strategy for life, but a (childish) escape mechanism. Juliette Binoche won Best Actress at the 1993 Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of a wounded woman who makes the emotional journey from “freedom from” to “freedom to”.

by Krzysztof Kieślowski
with Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Emmanuelle Riva, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter, Yann Trégouët, Claude Duneton, Julie Delpy France / Poland / Switzerland 1993 French 98’ Colour Rating R12

For the 2023 Retrospective, internationally renowned directors, actors, and screenwriters were asked to select their personal coming-of-age favourites.
Juliette Binoche on her selection

With

Juliette Binoche
Benoît Régent
Florence Pernel
Charlotte Véry
Emmanuelle Riva
Hélène Vincent
Philippe Volter
Yann Trégouët
Claude Duneton
Julie Delpy

Crew

Director	Krzysztof Kieślowski
Screenplay	Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieślowski
Co-Written by	Agnieszka Holland, Edward Żebrowski, Sławomir Idziak
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Editing	Jacques Witta
Music	Zbigniew Preisner
Sound	Jean-Claude Laureux
Art Director	Claude Lenoir
Costumes	Virginie Viard
Producer	Marin Karmitz

Produced by

MK2 Productions

CED Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Studio Filmowe

TOR

CAB Productions

Additional information

DCP: mk2 films, Paris